pseudoreality

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noun

An apparent reality that is in fact a delusion.

OriginEnglish reality ← French réalité ← Medieval Latin reālitā →
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Meanings

nounpseudoreality (plural pseudorealities)

plural pseudorealities

  1. An apparent reality that is in fact a delusion.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  7. Proto-Italic*reis
  8. Classical Latinrēs
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latinreālis
  12. Medieval Latinreālitā
  13. Frenchréalité
  14. Englishreality
  15. Englishpseudoreality

From pseudo- + reality.

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APA

pseudoreality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoreality

MLA

“pseudoreality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoreality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoreality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoreality.

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